Writing
Screenplays
Driving with Dale, 2020
This short screenplay explores the past and future of Dale the Taxi Driver, who was a major character in our movie "Nothing in Durham." Dale is a taxi driver who doesn't drive, and she picks up her reluctant ex-girlfriend after work and takes her on a ride to a specific location to wait for something. Unfortunately, they don't know what they are waiting for.
We are thrilled to announce that the "Driving with Dale" screenplay is an official selection of the Austin Revolution Film Festival 2020 and was nominated for Best Comedy Short Screenplay. The festival takes place in February 2022.
Nothing in Durham, 2018
A dysfunctional family of French goth musicians tries to reunite, but not everyone wants them to get back together again.
The screenplay for this absurd comedy won recognition in three 2018 competitions, and we filmed the first part of the story in 2019.
Finalist
Official Selection
Plays
Sips and Scripts, 2022
Monday, August 1, 6:00 pm, my short play Brunhilda and the Eternal Flame will be performed online as part of Sips and Scripts.
Story = a Valkyrie warrior searches for her lost sister Brunhilda and encounters a frightful villain, the Eternal Flame!
What? = a feminist update to Wagner’s Die Walküre opera.
Is it funny? - yes.
Is it just funny? - no.
Performers are Carl Martin, Lillie Martin, and Cynthia de Miranda.
How much does it cost? - free.
How long is the event? - the online reading will feature works by multiple writers and performers. Probably 1-2 hours total.
NC10BY10 Play Festival, 2021
Legendary Battle was selected for production in the North Carolina 10BY10 Play Festival for 2021. It joins 9 other short plays in the festival:
Digging Out, by Vivian Lopez
Game of Chance, by Bill Cissna
Legendary Battle, by Thomas Buhrman
Little Timmy Fell Down the Well Again, by Clinton Festa
Neighbors, by Mark Cornell
Old Man, by Lauren Walker
The Damned, by Charles Keith
The Daughter in the Basement, by Debra Kaufman
The Wilderness Needs Your Whole Attention, by Bonnie Antosh
When God & the Devil Had Lunch at the Valley Mall Food Court, by Teddy Durgin
The NC 10by10 was presented live from September 17-19 and 23-26 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro.
NC10BY10 Play Festival, 2020
Unwanted Poets was selected for production in the North Carolina 10BY10 Play Festival for 2020. My short play imagines a world where poets are treated like pets, and it joined 9 other short plays in the festival. The plays were presented online during September 2020.